Deadline for applications: Fifth Advanced Course on Health Financing for Universal Coverage for Low and Middle Income Countries 2018
The WHO is pleased to announce its fifth Advanced Course on Health Financing for Universal Coverage for Low and Middle Income Countries, to be held from 18 to 22 June 2018 in Tunis, Tunisia. The deadline for applications is Thursday 1 March 2018 at midnight (Geneva,...
4th assessment meeting on the implementation of the free-of-charge policy in Burkina Faso
The regular organization of review meetings at which all stakeholders can discuss issues is an integral part of the success of the free travel policy. With this in mind, the Technical Secretariat in charge of Universal Health Coverage is organizing the fourth national...
The cost of extending free travel to the whole of the EU… and the need for funding!
The Ministry of Health is committed to extending the free service to the community level, with the additional costs linked solely to the system to be put in place. Noting a gap in funding for this free service at the community level, the PTFs are solicited. A good...
Strategic purchasing for UHC: Key policy issues and questions
The paper "Strategic purchasing for UHC: Key policy issues and questions" is a summary from expert and practitioners’ discussions held during the strategic purchasing events organized in April 2016 in Geneva and in September 2016 in Rabat. The paper frames five key...
Two health sector studies underway in Burkina Faso!
Two WHO-funded studies are currently underway in Burkina Faso: 1) Study and support for program-budget reform in the health sector 2) Rapid Assessment Guide to assess the purchasing function in a country
Info: Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Center (SPARC)
Results for Development — with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — is helping to establish the Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Center (SPARC, http://www.r4d.org/projects/toward-health-strengthening-strategic-purchasing-expertise-africa/). SPARC...
International Consultative Workshop at Phnom Penh on future directions for P4HC+
Phnom Penh, 6 February 2018: P4H has been operational in Cambodia since 2009, with initial membership of four development partners. In late 2015 the local network was expanded, its objectives and ways of operation clarified and was renamed as P4HC+ to highlight its...
P4H CT Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Event Time : 07 Feb 2018 8:00 am to 09 Feb 2018 4:00 pmTimezone: UTC+07:00Event is Conference : No
Malawi’s Parliamentarians debating Health Financing Options
Members of Parliament (MPs) discussed the implications of different health financing models on accessibility and quality of care in Malawi. Their debate was informed by national and international technical experts, civil society campaigners, health practitioners and...
Launch of Japan Health Systems in Transition (HiT) Review @ PMAC 2018
HiTs in all countries are available at the APO website. Event Time : 02 Feb 2018 11:15 am to 02 Feb 2018 11:30 amTimezone: UTC+09:00Event is Conference : NoLeaflet of Japan HiT in Japanese.Leaflet of Japan HiT in English.
Report on strategic purchasing mechanisms
A study was presented, mapping purchasing mechanisms in Burkina Faso. There is no obvious link between the mix of purchasing mechanisms and provider behavior. The presentation gave rise to a rich exchange of views, and the session helped to reinforce skills in...
Sharing documents: the real challenges for Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Health according to the TFPs
On the occasion of a meeting at the start of the year between the Minister of Health and the PTFs (January 25, 2018), the latter drew up two briefing notes on the subjects they felt most deserved the Ministry's attention in 2018: the situation of the fight against...
Universal health insurance in Burkina Faso: Good news!
The timetable for the operationalization of the Universal Health Insurance Scheme (RAMU) was adopted by the Council of Ministers this Wednesday, January 24, 2018.
CSU meeting in Madagascar
Event Time : 05 Dec 2017 1:00 pm to 05 Dec 2017 5:00 pmTimezone: Event is Conference : No
EAC – GIZ/GfA Joint Planning Workshop 2018, Arusha – Social Health Protection Portability
Joint planning workshop with P4H invited around realisation of a EAC social health protection portability roadmap. Event Time : 22 Jan 2018 8:00 am to 22 Jan 2018 4:00 pmTimezone: Event is Conference : No